St. Teresa of Avila

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Rolling away our tombstones at Easter is an opportunity to see the presence of the Christ in our midst.
Human history does not end before a tombstone, because at Easter, we encounter the ‘living stone’

 
Dearly Beloved in Christ,
 
In his homily at the Easter Vigil in 2019, Pope Francis said: “Easter, brothers and sisters, is the feast of tombstones taken away, rocks rolled aside. God takes away even the hardest stones against which our hopes and expectations crash: death, sin, fear, worldliness. Human history does not end before a tombstone, because today it encounters the ‘living stone’ (1 Peter 2:4), the risen Jesus.”
 
When we read about Jesus encountering someone, it actually is a resurrection. “With the woman caught in adultery, Jesus’ experience with her is one of mercy, respect and love. That was for her, a resurrection. These resurrections that we celebrate at Easter are brought about in our lives every day. God brings the power of His fidelity to us in our specific situations.”
Those who encountered Jesus, as shared in the Scriptures, rolled away their own tombstones and moved into the light of the truth of who God is and who they really are, Sister Kathryn said. “There are so many things in life we regret, and that can fill us with a sense of sorrow. But those are in a sense lies that Satan convince us of … I can’t trust myself, I’m no good, God is not on my side, God will not be there when I need Him.”
Through our encounter with Jesus at Easter, “we’re allowing God to roll away the stones. We’re being called into the light, and to the truth we find in the Scriptures,” she said.
“I love you, LORD, my strength, LORD, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer, My God, my rock of refuge, my shield, my saving horn, my stronghold! Praised be the LORD, I exclaim! I have been delivered from my enemies” (Psalm 18:2-4).
“The resurrection experiences of our lives are represented in the Gospel. Living together, we have woven a garment of sorrow, and we have been made to believe lies about ourselves and God. But God resurrects us with truth, calls us out of the darkness and into the light of truth.
 
I invite you all to The St. Teresa’s Catholic Community in Carson to celebrate with us this Easter weekend masses.
It starts with April 16 Saturday at 8 p.m.  With The Easter Vigil of the Lighting of the Fire for the Paschal Candle upon which the holy wounds are engraved and the Procession with the Paschal Candle into the Church accompanied by our new catechumens and candidates -a joyful day for those who receive their Initial Sacraments and completing their Sacraments of Initiation.
 
We will sing the Exsultet with candles lit as we hear 3 long readings From Genesis, Exodus, and Prophet Baruch ...the Great Story of Salvation ...accompanied with Joyful Psalm refrains ...and then we Sing the Gloria with all our lights on and lighting up all candles in the sanctuary and the Bells ringing . 
Then we have the Epistle of Romans 
Which is a beautiful reminder of our own Baptism and our connection to the Mystical Body as the Church with Christ as its head!
The Gospel is read, and a homily follows AND THEN HAPPENS THE RITE OF BAPTISM.
It starts with a Litany invoking the saints in heaven to help the catechumens and candidates to be supported and ourselves needing the company of saints as we all form a cloud of witnesses for Christ.
 
The Candidates will be immersed in BAPTISM at the Baptismal Font after the renewal of Baptismal vows and Profession of Faith.
The light from The Paschal Candle is shared with all those who are baptized, and the Deacon sprinkles the Holy water and all holy water fonts are filled ...It is the new waters of Baptism!!
WE HAVE THEN THE RITE OF ACCEPTANCE OF FAITH FOR A CANDIDATE FROM A NON-CATHOLIC DENOMINATION INTO OUR TREASURY OF CATHOLIC FAITH FOLLOWED BY THE RITE OF CONFIRMATION  
 
THEN we have the PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL and the Offertory and Mass continues.
 
 
Easter Sunday masses are 8a.m 10a.m 12 pm and 2 p.m and no 5 p.m.
 
I wish you all a Blessed and Joyful Easter.
We are Easter people and ALLELUIA is our SONG!!
Myself FR.TOM BABU, Pastor & FR. EDUARDO our Beloved Parochial Vicar and our Saint Teresa's Staff wish you a wonderful Season of Easter tides! .
Thanks for your support and kindness and generous contributions to the Church.
You make the Church alive!!
I am extremely grateful for all who kindly gave their time and treasure of talents by helping, cleaning, and resetting according to each day’s importance and sacredness of this Holy week services and the entire Season of Lent.
The Liturgy, the Environment, RCIA ministry people, Office Staff, Fr. Eduardo and all who help behind the scenes I place you in my heartfelt prayerful thoughts   and I THANK YOU!
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Easter is the greatest and the most important feast in the Church for four reasons:

1) The Resurrection of Christ is the basis of our Christian Faith. It is the greatest of the miracles, for it proves that Jesus is God. That is why St. Paul writes: “If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain; and your Faith is in vain” (I Cor 15:14). “Jesus is Lord, He is risen” (Rom 10:9), was the central theme of the kerygma (or “preaching”), of the Apostles

2) Easter is the guarantee of our own resurrection. Jesus assured Martha at the tomb of Lazarus: “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me will live even though he dies…” (Jn 11:25-26).

3) Easter is a feast which gives us hope and encouragement in this world of pain, sorrows and tears. It reminds us that life is worth living. It also gives us strength to fight against temptations and freedom from unnecessary worries and fears.

4) Easter gives meaning to our prayers: It supports our belief in the Real Presence of the Risen Jesus in and around us, in His Church, in the Blessed Sacrament and in Heaven, hearing our prayers, and so gives meaning to our personal as well as our communal prayers. (An anecdote may be added here)

Jesus is out of the grave. The tomb is empty. He did not jump out of the tomb out of extreme fear and panic. He has risen from the dead. The tomb could not contain him, for he is not dead. He is alive forever, for he is God. He has conquered death, and won the victory for us. Victory presupposes war or battle. Jesus went into battle. And he won. He fought against violence. He did not resist when he was led to the cross. He used the weapon of non-violence and forgiveness. He won. He fought against pride and arrogance. He used the power of humility and meekness. And he won. He fought against lies and deception. He just said the truth, for he is himself the Truth. And he won. He fought against death. He died but rose again. He won..

We are now in the middle of a terrible war. We are fighting a great spiritual battle. The enemies of God and of the Church are for real, and they are serious. Like Jesus who was attacked not only by outside enemies but also by those closest to him, betrayed by Judas and abandoned by the other disciples, so also the Church is attacked from without as well as from within.

There is war. And the enemy seems to be winning. The worsening economic crisis, the ever-growing threats of terrorism and violence, the increasing number of unborn infants murdered, failed marriages and broken families, the rapid spread of immorality, false teachings and blatant lies, the proliferation of drug abuse cases, and the strong influence of materialism and egoism in the minds and hearts of people – all these are telling us that we may be losing the battle. These are the reasons why many of us still continue to feel the pains and sorrow of Good Friday.

But in the midst of all these, the joyful message of Easter rings clearly: Jesus is the winner! We are assured of victory. In Christ, we shall overcome. St. Paul, in his Letter to the Romans, proclaims the message of hope. “Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life. For, if we have grown into union with him through a death like his, we shall also be united with him in the resurrection” (Rom 6:3-5)

St. Paul is not talking about winning the whole world, totally eradicating poverty and injustice, cleaning up our society from all bad elements and overcoming all problems in the world. Instead he is talking about joining Jesus in his death through our baptism, so that we may rise with him in his resurrection – “so that we, too, might live in newness of life.” It is a personal battle and personal victory he is trying to tell us. A wise man shared his learning experience. He said: “When I was young, I wanted to change the world. After some time, I realized I could not change the world. So, when I grew older, I tried to change the people around me. And again, I realized I have no power to change other people either. Now that I am very old, I decided to give up trying to change the world and other people; instead, I will strive to change myself.”

We cannot change the world. We have no capacity to change the hardened hearts and minds of evil people and of those who hate us. But definitely, we have the power to change ourselves. Through Jesus, our victorious Lord, we have the assurance that we can win the war in our personal lives. Then our personal victories, taken together with all the others, will mean the conversion of many hearts that will gradually usher in the dawn of justice and peace in the world.

Instead of cursing the darkness of sin and evil in the world and prolonging the grief and anguish of Good Friday, let us struggle to rise up and begin our earnest campaign to convert and conquer ourselves and become beacons of light and hope in this world. Indeed, the resurrection of Jesus always gives us the reason to hope and rejoice in our own personal victory as children of God.

Jesus Christ is Risen Alleluia!!

There is war. And the enemy seems to be winning. The worsening economic crisis, the ever-growing threats of terrorism and violence, the increasing number of unborn infants murdered, failed marriages and broken families, the rapid spread of immorality, false teachings and blatant lies, the proliferation of drug abuse cases, and the strong influence of materialism and egoism in the minds and hearts of people – all these are telling us that we may be losing the battle. These are the reasons why many of us still continue to feel the pains and sorrow of Good Friday.

But in the midst of all these, the joyful message of Easter rings clearly: Jesus is the winner! We are assured of victory. In Christ, we shall overcome. St. Paul, in his Letter to the Romans, proclaims the message of hope. “Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life. For, if we have grown into union with him through a death like his, we shall also be united with him in the resurrection” (Rom 6:3-5).

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